Off Topic Ever wondered where the name Shepherds Bush came from?

Nah me neither, but found this on the BBC website talking about underground station names....

I'll admit it's a quiet day....

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Did this name come from a pruned hawthorn bush? (Credit: Alamy)



Shepherd’s Bush: This area of west London is home to two Tube stops, Shepherd’s Bush on the Central Line and Shepherd’s Bush Market on the Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines, as well as an overground station. Despite how busy and well-connected it is today, this was once a rural area far from the centre of London. This makes one possible explanation for the odd-seeming name remarkably sensible: a ‘shepherd’s bush’ referred to the shelter that a shepherd would make by pruning a hawthorn bush. Some argue, though, that it comes from a personal name (it was recorded as Sheppards Bush Green in 1635) – which begs the question, of course, of who Sheppard was… and what made his bush so noteworthy.


See the rest here....

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20170208-how-tube-stations-got-their-hilarious-names

 

Isn't White City in Shepherds Bush?